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Hear the Pakistani folk singer belt out traditional songs with his trademark musical instrument, the 'chimta'.

Road Show

@ DLF Galleria, DLF Phase IV

Date: October 11

Time: 6:00 pm

One World College of Music gathers for a Road Show – it's going to be pure music to your ears.

Open Mic Series

Open Mic 21.0

@ Epicentre, Apparel House, Sector 44

Date: October 12

Time: 6:30 pm

Another installment of the Open Mic Series, moderated by Nicky Chandam. Perform your own work, in any of the languages of the National Capital Region. Poetry, fiction, dia-tribes, songs – all are good. You get two minutes, and the microphone.

Theatre

Dastan-e-Betaal Pachisi & A Tale from Tilism-e-Hoshruba

@ Epicentre, Apparel House, Sector 44

Date: October 13

Time: 7:00 pm

Team 'Dastangoi – The Lost Art Form of Urdu Storytelling' presents the iconic Dastan-e-Betaal Pachisi – one of India's oldest collection of tales of King Vikram trying to capture Betal. This adaptation revives the beauty of storytelling with its seamless mixture of Hindi and Urdu. This Act will be followed by a Dastan (Qirtaas Jaadoo) from Tilism-e-Hoshruba. The Acts are directed by Mahmood Farooqui and performed by Mahmood Farooqui and Danish Husain.
Suitable for 18 years & above.

Bombay Talkies

@ Epicentre, Apparel House, Sector 44

Date: October 12

Time: 7:30 pm

Old World Theatre Festival presents ‘Bombay Talkies’, a theatrical performance written and directed by Vikram Kapadia. Insightful, provocative and hilarious, Bombay Talkies takes you to the lives of eight unique and universal individuals. Vikram has used humour to essay reality and present the face of Mumbai through varied forms.

Untitled

@ Epicentre, Apparel House, Sector 44

Date: October 15

Time: 7:30 pm

Based on Vijayadan Detha's, 'Nyari Nyari Maryada' and Dario Fo’s 'Medea', Untitled―performed by Lushin Dubey, co-actors and her puppets―is a pendulous swing between the two stories and giving voice to the woman’s case. In 'Nyari Nyari Maryada', women surprise the men, who relentlessly treat them as 'kathputlis'. The powerful Greek tragedy of Medea gives the foreign princess a voice of dark revenge and slaughter. Lushin's solo piece is a completely experimental venture, without a script. The Show is directed by Arvind Gaur. Suitable for 18 years & above.

Art

Harmony

@ Galaxy Hotel, NH-8, Part-2, Sector 15

Date: Up to October 24

Time: 11:00 am to 8:00 pm

A solo Painting Exhibition by Ekta Jain. Ekta's artwork is autobiographical, a testimony to her never say-die spirit. Her abstracts are reflective of hope and faith, assurance and conviction, and trust and optimism.

Festive Bazaars & Melas

Let the festive spirit come alive with these fun Melas.

Flea Market

Dussehra BuzzouQ

@ Unitech Club Patio, South City 1

Date: October 13

Time: 5:00 pm

Bazaar

Karwa Chauth and Diwali Bazaar

@ Courtyard by Marriott Gurgaon, Sector Road, Sushant Lok I

Date:
October 17 & 18

Time: 11:00 am

Diwali Mela

@ Epicentre, Apparel House, Sector 44

Date: October 18-20

Nightlife

Urban: The Maverix & Traffic Jam

@ Tease, Vivanta by Taj, Sector 44

Date: October 18

Time: 9:00 pm onwards

Two of Delhi's best retro bands come together to give you a lively trip down memory lane. From the music of the 50s and the 60s to some great home-grown Rock, the Bands will give you a real blast from the past.

Fun Friday

@ Zura, SCO 40, Sector 29

Date: October 11

Time: 9:00 pm

Freak out on Friday with DJ Sumit Pradhan spinning Rock and Retro music.

Ibadat Live

@ Howzatt, Galaxy Hotel, First Floor, National Highway 8, Sector 15

Date: Up to October 30

Time: 8:30 pm onwards

Enjoy an evening of unlimited fun as the talented band Ibadat performs live. On stage will be Harsh Kumar, Sanjeev Punj, Sukhjeet Ghai, Yuvraj Singh,Vikrant, Kapil, Navdeep, Vikram, Vikrant and Upkar Brar. The evening will also have DJs Tanny and Ankush playing live the best of Sufi numbers from their unmatched collection.

Gentlemen Nights

@ TAXII Bar & Kitchen, Global Foyer Mall, Sector 43, Golf Course Road

Date: Up to December (Tuesdays)

Time: 6:00 pm onwards

For all those men who thought clubs are biased towards the ladies, here is a breather. Presenting 'Gentlemen Nights' for all the men who pamper their ladies at the bar. Enter with your lady and you get free drinks! How's that for special treatment?

If your child is artistic and loves creating beautiful Rangoli patterns, then this is the place to bring him/her. Experts will teach the art of creating beautiful patterns, making attractive designs and filling them with colours.
Fee: Rs. 500 per person, (includes supplies for the Workshop)

An initiative to promote sustainable livelihoods and create opportunities and exposure for rural artisans and their art. Tinga Tinga from Tanzania, Patachitras from Bengal and Orissa, Tibetan Thangkas, Kalighat paintings from Bengal – many works by National and State award winning artists. Also on display are handpicked pieces of traditional art from India and Africa on a special pre-Diwali sale. Also available are silk and woollen stoles from Uttaranchal, brass lamps from Chhattisgarh and other handcrafted gift items.

New Delhi-based artist and poet Shelly Jyoti brings forth a new body of work in a solo show, by re-crafting contemporary quilt-making traditions in Azrakh textiles. The Show features a large khadi fabric site – specific installation, sculptural installation of khadi yarn, 25 contemporary artworks using Azrakh traditions of printing and dyeing on khadi fabric, needle-crafted by women – amongst other things.